A review by chloseencounter
The Shuddering by Ania Ahlborn

dark sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The Shuddering was my only flop of this months reading but truly it was still entertaining, especially the second half of the book. This novel was about some friends getting snowed in at a cabin and some hungry and pretty intelligent creatures lurking in the woods, (not stated explicitly but this is very much a wendigo story.) I have read two other Ania Ahlborn books at this point and this was my least favorite so far but even so, it still had all the makings of an Ania Ahlborn story, including an ending that makes your stomach drop like she’s known for. My complaints really, are that the beginning of the novel was just a bit too drawn out and the characters were not very likable. Actually the character I think the reader was supposed to hate was the one I felt most sympathy toward. This book wasn’t bad but was pretty mid compared to Ania’s other works. 
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